More than 100 countries rushed to provide aid to Turkey following the devastating earthquake disaster in the south of the country on February 6, as 90 countries sent search and rescue teams to participate in rescue operations in the affected Turkish states.
Search and rescue teams from 90 countries participated in rescue and relief operations following the devastating earthquakes in southern Turkey on February 6, which left human and material losses.
The earthquakes caused destruction in 11 Turkish states, which are Adana, Yaman Valley, Diyarbakir, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Kilis, Malatya, Ottoman, Sanliurfa and Elazig.
More than 100 countries rushed to provide aid to Turkey after the disaster, and 90 countries sent search and rescue teams to participate in rescue operations in the affected Turkish states, according to data from the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Continuing Turkish efforts to follow up work to restore life to normal and rebuild in areas affected by earthquakes.. More details with TRT Arabic correspondent pic.twitter.com/xZ4dB1yYo5
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Foreign teams succeeded in rescuing hundreds of people from under the rubble, in cooperation with local teams, and contributed with the efforts of the Turkish authorities to heal the wounds of the affected citizens.
440 trained dogs from 54 countries participated in rescue operations alongside expert teams, playing a major role in finding people stuck under the rubble of collapsed buildings.
On February 6, two violent earthquakes hit southern Turkey and northern Syria, measuring 7.7 and 7.6 on the Richter scale, followed by thousands of violent aftershocks.
The earthquake disaster, which centered on the state of Kahramanmaraş, claimed the lives of tens of thousands of people, and left huge material damage affecting 11 states in the southern part of Turkey.
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